CLEVELAND, Ohio — Officials with the FBI and Cleveland police today again released information on the disappearances of Christina Adkins and Ashley Summers, saying interest in their cases has piqued since the discovery of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight.

Adkins was 18 years old and five months pregnant when she was last seen on West 25th Avenue in Cleveland on Jan. 10, 1995.

Summers was last seen near her West Side home the area of West 96th Street and Madison Avenue on July 6, 2007. Summers was 14 years old at the time of disappearance.

Adkins' family members told WEWS Channel 5 that the discovery of Berry, DeJesus and Knight has given them renewed hope.

"It does give me hope she’s out there and she’s OK," said Adkins' sister, Tonia. "Maybe she’ll see this and be able to get strength and get away from her captor."

FBI agent and spokesperson Vicki Anderson said earlier this week that Summers' disappearance was on agents' minds as they searched the home of Ariel Castro, who has been charged with abducting Berry, DeJesus and Knight.

"We are keeping Ashley in our thoughts as we go every step of the way," Anderson said. "Whether it is something we find at the house, or someone seeing the stories remembers something, we continue our search for Ashley."

The FBI and the police asks that anyone with information regarding Summers and Adkins should call 216-522-1400.

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